As of 5:30 PM IST, Monday 26 October 2026. Closing levels are for Monday 26 October 2026 (market close 3:30 PM IST), as reported by Zee Business, The Hindu BusinessLine (PTI), CNBC-TV18 and Business Standard. All four agree on the Sensex and Nifty closing figures.
Indian shares ended a four-session losing streak on Monday. The benchmarks recovered from early losses, helped by value buying in metal, pharma and healthcare stocks and a slight easing in crude oil. Both indices closed at their highs of the day, CNBC-TV18 reported.
Closing numbers
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BSE Sensex | 73,606.75 | +482.92 (+0.66%) |
| NSE Nifty 50 | 22,753.20 | +153.20 (+0.68%) |
| Nifty Bank | 54,367 (approx.) | +79.33 |
| Nifty Midcap 100 | — | +1.19% |
| Nifty Smallcap 100 | — | +1.38% |
The Sensex swung between a low of 72,514.57 and a high of 73,606.75, a range of 1,092.18 points, according to PTI as carried by BusinessLine. It opened at 72,990.04, against Friday's close of 73,123.83, and the Nifty opened at 22,524.40, against Friday's 22,600. Thirty-seven of the 50 Nifty stocks ended higher, Business Standard reported.
Sectors: metals lead, FMCG lags
- Gainers: Nifty Metal rose 2.21%, Healthcare 1.77%, Pharma 1.76%, Oil & Gas 1.35% and IT 0.87% (Zee Business).
- Laggards: Nifty Media fell 0.34% and Consumer Durables 0.21%, Zee Business reported.
Stocks that moved
Top Nifty gainers
- Dr Reddy's Laboratories rose about 7% after its Q2 results and a positive brokerage note.
- JSW Steel and BSE both gained more than 4%. BSE rose after Motilal Oswal upgraded the stock to "buy", BusinessLine reported.
- Kotak Mahindra Bank rose more than 2% after its Q2 results.
Top Nifty losers
- Shriram Finance fell about 4.5–5% after cutting its FY27 AUM growth guidance and raising its credit-cost outlook.
- Tata Consumer Products slipped about 3% ahead of its Q2 results.
- HDFC Life and Bajaj Finance were also among the losers.
Today's results movers
- Ather Energy jumped about 14% after posting its first quarterly profit.
- ITC Hotels rose more than 5% after a 52% jump in Q2 profit, CNBC-TV18 reported.
- Indian Overseas Bank gained nearly 6% after a 56% rise in net profit.
- Supreme Industries fell more than 4% after cutting guidance; its profit also missed CNBC-TV18's poll estimate.
- Infosys recovered to close more than 1% higher, after falling in early trade because it cut its FY27 revenue growth guidance to 1–2%.
What drove the rebound
Anil Singhvi, managing editor of Zee Business, said the recovery came because the market was oversold ahead of expiry and the Nifty found support near 22,375, around Friday's low. He also pointed to buying by institutional investors. He warned that the bounce "did not mean the market was out of danger" and said volatility could continue until expiry.
Vikram Kasat of PL Capital described the move as "selective buying in metals, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, rather than a decisive improvement in overall sentiment", BusinessLine reported.
Oil, rupee and global cues
- Brent crude fell 1.60% to about $114.8 a barrel, according to PTI as carried by BusinessLine. It had settled above $116 on Friday.
- Rupee: slipped for a third session. PTI reported a provisional close of 95.22 to the dollar, down 29 paise, while CNBC-TV18 reported 95.19, against 94.94 on Friday. Final figures can differ slightly between sources.
- FII flows: foreign institutional investors bought ₹887.65 crore of shares on Friday, according to exchange data cited by PTI. Monday's provisional figures were not available at the time of writing.
- The week ahead: the US Federal Reserve meets on 27–28 October, and Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon report results later this week.
What to watch on Tuesday
- Market reaction to Monday evening's Q2 results, including Tata Consumer Products, Paytm, REC and Mankind Pharma. Mankind reported a 39% rise in Q2 consolidated net profit to about ₹712 crore, CNBC-TV18 reported.
- Monday's provisional FII and DII figures.
- The direction of crude oil and the rupee ahead of the Fed decision.
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